EstrelaBet has joined Stellar Gaming, a holding formed by the founders of the sports company to bring together EstrelaBet and VUPI in Brazil. Stellar Gaming’s João André Gerçossimo said the structure is intended to support collaboration while retaining the businesses’ separate identities.
The holding brings two Brazilian betting businesses together for collaboration in areas including technology and regulatory compliance.
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Brazil’s government classified documents used to prepare its betting ban for five years, under a decision signed on 24 September, according to the report. Licensed operators are challenging the measure at the Supreme Federal Court and preparing to seek the return of about R$2.5bn in licence fees; the Congress review period ends on 23 November.
Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office has sued 17 betting companies in the Federal Court of Pernambuco, seeking reimbursement for costs to the Public Health System and at least BRL1 billion for collective moral damages. The AGU estimates healthcare-related damages at about BRL2.6 billion; the companies named represent around 80% of the market, according to the government.
A case has been brought before the Federal Court of Pernambuco by Brazil's Attorney General's Office (AGU) targeting 17 betting operators. The office is pursuing redress for harm done to the Public Health System (SUS), together with a request for no less than BRL1bn in collective moral damages. Healthcare-related losses are put by the AGU at roughly BRL2.6bn ($444.3m). No precise reimbursement figure appears in the filing; the office wants that sum worked out at a later stage.
Altenar said its sportsbook integration with Pragmatic Solutions has supported operators launching across Brazil, Canada and several European countries since the companies began working together in 2023. The report cites DAZN BET’s expansion into Ontario and Alberta and EstrelaBet’s switch to Altenar in Brazil in October 2023 as examples.
Reportedly, Stellar Gaming chief business officer and head of institutional relations Fellipe Fraga wrote to Brazil’s presidential candidates about regulated betting. He used an open letter to address the sector.
Reportedly, Fellipe Fraga, chief business officer of Stellar Gaming, outlined expected discussions on artificial intelligence in online gambling ahead of SBC Summit 2026. Fraga is due to speak on a panel on autonomous AI agents alongside executives from RubyPlay, Optimove and Bettormetrics at the Lisbon event, scheduled for 29 September to 1 October.